hey. i'm new to this site. 17 year old girl from seattle, wa. i just got my red 2004 350Z in october. bad news is that i slipped in snow and crashed it yesterday. good news is insurance is paying to get it fixed and i get my car painted any color i want and new rims.

 

Darn, you're going to raise your daddy's insurance sky high driving like that.

 

my daddy doesn't know i crashed it. my mommy told him my car is at the shop getting painted and fixed. wasn't really my fault. going at 20-30mph and i slipped and hit the cement block and turned on my emergency flashers since i was sideways on the freeway and another car with his emegency flashers was comming towards me and i was thinking he's trying to help but he really slipped too and was comming strait at me. but he was lucky and missed me and the cement by 2 feet or so. and on the police report. the officer wrote that in the hour he was there waiting for the tow truck, he saw over 5 people drive by slow and slip in the same area.

 

Still find it amazing that parents would buy a teenager a car with nearly 300 HP and rear wheel drive. Oh, wait, maybe i should have referred to them as "mommy and daddy." At least you get new rims, i'm sure you deserve them!

 

Some of you guys are the biggest bunch of a$$e$. She doesn't want your opinion of what her parents did....but of what rims and paint to get. She might be 17 but you all probably aren't much older..judging from how you respond.

Anyways....I'd keep it the exact same color for resale reasons and pick up some nice VOlk GT-C's in RBC color. Thats what I used to have on my previous redline and it looked amazing. Good luck and glad to see that you are ok. Snow and ice can easily get the Z...

 

Welcome and I’m happy to hear that you were not injured. I’m certain you learned that the 350Z and snow are a dangerous mix.

Last night I stopped to help the occupants of a SUV and Altima accident. The Altima driver was a girl about 17 years old. The left side of her head from the hairline to the cheekbone was smashed pretty good. It will take several operations to put everything in place.

You're only 17 and I hope that this is a lesson learned. I’d prefer to see you pursuing your dreams rather than be another highway statistic.

 

^ +1!

 

they have snow in Seattle now already?

 

make sure when the car is out of the shop you get some winter tires for the Z! Z on normal tires+snow = bad

 

"...wasn't really my fault..."

You were driving, right?

By defination it was your fault.

Part of driving is being able to properly adjust to rode conditions.

Not trying to be "jerky" here but if your going to stay in one piece you have to adjust to road conditions & other cars.

 

Welcome and I'm glad you're ok!! Please be careful out there. I don't even have my Z yet but with all the stories I've read here I'm already paranoid about driving the Z in any snow. Snow and the Z is not a good mix for anyone!!!

 

Snow and any rwd car is not a good mix....but we also have lower profile performance tires and some don't even have traction control to help out...oh and the 300hp won't help either. Just be careful

 

females are not allowed to post on this site unless they include pix of themselves.

 

+1

 

Lol...you guys...

Here's a clue...myspace. Hello-Kitty headrest.

 

I disagree strongly.....

I know of 3 or 4 guys out here that drive their Z during the winter months.... heck they even autoX them in snow as well!!!!
I've driven many types/brands of cars in the snow.... no accidents, no problems.... it realy depends on the driver (somewhat the car too) but mostly the onus is on the driver!

 

THEY ARE NOT painting it a different color madam! If they did, they would have to repaint more than just the exterior?

Sorry for your loss, and get SOME SNOW TIRES!

 

the front bumper, hood, entire left side and back bumper has to be painted. so the body shop said that whatever geico pays, they will paint the entire car except for door jams. i just pay if i want door jams painted. so basically the whole car can be painted stock red or i can add $100 for door jams and change the color.

 

Personally, I would stick with the stock color, but that's your call. But just make sure that it's a good shop. It would really suck if you got it repainted and it started fading of flaking or something. I'm sure someone in the WA can point you in the right direction. Checking the regional forums may be a good idea. Good luck and be drive safely

 

I would stick with the stock color also. Even if you paint your door jams, you will still be able to see the red when you open your hood or trunk, but that is just my opinion. Sorry to hear about the crash. Good luck, and welcome to the site.